By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/13/2016
Today we're excited to chat with Breanna Yovanoff,
author of Places No One Knows! Below
you'll find our interview, more about Breanna and
her book, plus a giveaway!
YABC: What gave you the inspiration to write this book?
Breanna Yovanoff: First of all, I’m a really bad sleeper. I mean, horrible. Sometimes I...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/13/2016
When thinking about what topic to choose for today's TOP TEN MUST READ post, I struggled. But given recent events, feeling our world crack because of hate and violence, I thought a collection of books which focused on love might be perfect.
Too often when we think of love, we...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/13/2016
Welcome to our weekly special feature post, Author Of The Week!!
Each week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release!
We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!!
Introducing Melissa Craven, YABC's Author of the Week!!
Melissa A....
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/13/2016
Hi, YABCers!
Today we're super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for THE LOST GIRL OF ASTOR STREET by Stephanie Morrill, releasing February 7, 2017 from Blink YA Books. Before we get to the cover, here's a note from Stephanie:
Hey, YABC!
I’ve been counting down the days until I could...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/13/2016
Hi, YABCers!
Today we're super excited to celebrate the cover reveal for CHASING TRUTH by Julie Cross, releasing September 6, 2016 from Entangled Teen. Before we get to the cover, here's a note from Julie:
I’m so excited to reveal this cover! I saw it months ago and not only loved...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/11/2016
About this book:
When Frannie Little eavesdrops on her parents fighting she discovers that her cousin Truman is gay, and his parents are so upset they are sending him to live with her family for the summer. At least, that’s what she thinks the story is. . . When he arrives,...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/10/2016
About This Book:
The comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey. In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed,...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/10/2016
Today's AUTHOR TOP TEN comes from Jodie Andrefski,
author of The Society,
and is all about Top Ten “Bad-Boys” in Movies & TV Shows!!
First meet Jodie Andrefski!
Jodie's been passionate about reading ever since she was a little girl, when she used to climb trees to escape...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/10/2016
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/10/2016
Hello, and welcome to the second week of our Story Starters posts! Each week we will be bringing you something to inspire your writing!
Here's how our STORY STARTER CHALLENGE will work:
-For the first three weeks of each month, we will be posting a writing prompt, such as the...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/10/2016
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/10/2016
Hi, YABCers!
Today we're super excited to celebrate the new cover reveal for POISON'S KISS by Breeana Shields, releasing January 10, 2017 from Random House. Before we get to the cover, here's a note from Breeana:
Hello YABC! I’m thrilled to be here today to share the cover of my debut...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/9/2016
About this book:
America’s most famous pop star flees the spotlight to recover from her latest break-up in Maine—only to fall for a local boy and be faced with an impossible choice at the end of the summer: her new guy, or her music. Multiplatinum pop icon Lily Ross’s biggest hits...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/9/2016
Today we're excited to chat with Catherine Egan,
author of Julia Vanishes! Below
you'll find our interview, more about Catherine and
her book, plus a giveaway!
YABC: Who is your favorite character in the book?
Catherine Egan: I love all my madeup people in some way, but I love Julia the best.
YABC: Which...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/9/2016
Today on the YABC blog we are happy to sit down
with author Kiersten White talk with her
about her about new release, And I Darken, which releases June 28th, 2016!!
YABC: What surprised you most while writing your latest book?
Getting to the end! Writing And I Darken was such a different process—with...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/9/2016
Contributed by Beth Edwards, Assstant Blog Manager and Staff Reviewer
So I have always loved reading books and for as far back as I can remember I had a book in my hand. I started as a middle grader obsessed with R.L Stine and his Fear Street series...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/8/2016
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at
Breaking the Spine
and spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
*Beth's Choice's*
(Assistant Blog Manager for YABC)
HEARTLESS by Marissa Meyer
Author: Marissa Meyer
Book: Hardcover, 416 pages
Expected publication: November 8, 2016
Publisher: Feiwel...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/8/2016
Read the first chapter of
Rocks Fall Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar!
Meet, Lindsay Ribar!
Lindsay Ribar lives in New York City, where she works in book publishing by day and writes YA novels by night. She attends far too many concerts, watches far too much nerdy...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/8/2016
We hope this helps you beat the beach this summer!
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/7/2016
About this book:
The truth won’t stay submerged forever City is the last civilised place left on a drowned Earth, a floating town built from metal and plastic from the Time Before. It’s the only home doctor's daughter Libby Marchmont has ever known or wanted – until her father helps the...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/7/2016
Welcome to Young Adult Book Central's Top Ten Tuesday post!
Each Tuesday we will be hosting a different theme or topic involving all things bookish!!!
The Top Ten Tuesday post was originally created at
The Broke and The Bookish
so visit there site for all the fun details about this awesome meme!!
...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/7/2016
Today on the YABC blog we are happy to sit down with
The Lady Janies
(Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, & Jodi Meadows)
and talk with them about their upcoming release, My Lady Jane, which
releases on shelves on June 7th, 2016.
YABC: What gave you the inspiration to write this...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/7/2016
Today we're spotlighting Kara Terzis' novel, Frayed! Read on for more about Kara, her novel, an excerpt, plus a giveaway!
Meet Kara Terzis!
Kara Terzis was twelve when she wrote her first novel, and has not stopped writing since. Later she started publishing her work on Wattpad where in 2013 she...
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/7/2016
Are you wondering what's new in YA
today? Check out these wonderful new releases!
College freshman Liv is more than just a fangirl: The Starveil movies are her life… So, when her favorite character, Captain Matt Spartan, is killed off at the end of the last movie, Liv Just. Can’t. Deal....
By: Kimberly Pauley,
on 6/6/2016
